In Milwaukee on this day in 1992, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.

On this day in 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson (above) and Aaron Burr (below). Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.

World chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue" in Philadelphia,PA. on this day in 1996.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is 55 years old today.

Michael Jordan is a retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and WashingtonWizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” He is considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.